Guys, I have been given the opportunity to sell this TV for $1000 (I've had it for a year)



specs:
General
Power Requirements: AC 120V 60Hz
Inputs and Outputs
CableCARD™ Slot: 1 rear
Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Inputs: 2 rear (1080i, 720p, 480p, 1480i)
Composite Inputs: 1 Front/ 2 Rear S Video Inputs: 1 Front/ 2 rear
HDMI with Analog Audio In: 1
Audio Input: 1 front/ 6 rear
Control S: in/out 1 rear

Audio
TruSurround® SRS® Audio Sound Processing
BBE® Audio Effect
Steady Sound® Automatic Volume Control Control
Video
Sony's Proprietary WEGA Engine™ System: Direct Digital Circuitry, Digital Reality Creation™, MultiFunction Circuitry, Multi Image Driver (MID® XU) Circuitry
CineMotion™ Reverse 3-2 Pull-Down Technology
Optical Engine
Wide XGA LCD Panels (WXGA Panel = 0.87")
Wide Modes (Normal, Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom)
Three Wide XGA LCD Panels: 3.28 Million Dots Resolution (1386 x 788 x 3)
ATSC Ingetrated Tuner
CableCARD™ Slot
DRC™ Digital Reality Creation™ Multi-Function Circuitry
DRC™ Palette Presets (Custom 1, Custom 2, and Custom 3)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Picture Mode (Vivid, Standard, Pro)
Flexible Twin-View™ 2-Tuner Picture-and-Picture (HD, NTSC)
Clear Corner Focus
V Chip Parental Control
Color Corrector Circuit
Video Label
On Screen Display in English/Spanish/French
Speed Surf™ Channel Selection
Auto Channel Program
Caption Vision (CC)
Channel Fix
Channel Label
Channel Skip/Add
Favorite Channel with Preview
3D Digital Comb Filter

and I can get this one for $1200 more.



From the Manufacturer

60" of dream picture quality can be found in the KDF-E60A20 Grand WEGA 3LCD Rear Projection Television. The KDF-E60A20 delivers natural color reproduction and exceptional brightness levels due to 3LCD technology with 1366 x 768 screen resolution, which is more than a native 720p capability. This television also utilizes the Sony WEGA Engine™ system to deliver detailed picture quality from any compatible video source by minimizing the digital-to-analog conversion process. Additional features include the WEGA GATE Easy Operation Guide, which allows you to easily navigate to TV functions, including favorite channels, TV channel list and external input list or settings, and a beautiful 16:9 aspect ratio. Bring the ultimate entertainment experience to your living room with the KDF-E60A20. Feature List WEGA Engine System
Delivers superb picture quality from any video source by minimizing the signal deterioration caused by digital-to-analog conversion and stabilizing the signal processing. The engine features unique Sony technology, including:The first step in the digital processing system, Composite Component Processor2, which enhances input signal-to-noise ratio by chroma decoder digital processing.


I can get this TV local for $2200 (1200) after I get rid of my current tv, the only reason Im really selling is I selling it to my brother who just got an apartment and needs some stuff so I'm kinda doing it as a favor...

Or in that price range let me know what you think is a good idea...I was real happy with the 42" version of this, now Im on to the larger version which I think will be nice as well...

Suggest me some more things to look at please or things to be choncious of

 

Here is the one Im thinking of for $2200

 

If you are used to a Sony, you should get another Sony in all cost.

May want to check out a Samsung since Samsung makes the tube/lcd for Sony.

 

any paticular models?

 

any of the SXRD 1080p models.

pass on the 3LCD Rear Projection Television.

 

any paticular reason why?

 

Seems to be a little over the 22-23 hundred mark

 

LCD panels have red push and green push.
Screen door effect (this is huge)
Pixel latency (bluring on high motion)

Watch a football game on a LCD rear projection sometime, you'll see the field looks like it's neon green. high motion will blur and the entire picture will wash on high motion full screen.

 

Is this a problem for DLP's to? I have that 1st 42" RP LCD Sony and ususally sit 6-10 feet and don't get the screen door, I've seen it and know what your talking about

 

No DLP suffers from completely different set personality traits.

All LCD rear projection TVs have "screen door effect". The only way to remove it is by defocusing the lenses in the projection system. Making the picture slightly out of focus on the screen and blending the edges of the LCD pixels. There is no such thing as a LCD RP TV that doesn't have the screen door effect. There are ways of hiding it, but the picture quality suffers greatly. It's just a reality of the technology until they can get the gap between the pixels closer. (technically speaking large panel LCD technology is dead and replaced by LCoS. LCoS does not suffer any of these issues)

p.s.

My intention is not to offend you, but a 42" TV is tiny in the big screen world. The gap between the LCD pixels that causes "screen door effect" would be very small on a 42" screen, noticable but only if your TV was calibrated by a professional. Just a small ammount of defocusing would probably make it almost invisible and at 6-10' it would even be hard for me to pick it out on a 42" screen.

 

I can vouch for this. I had a Sony 60" RP LCD and ended up returning it b/c I hated the bluring during fast motion. I did not have the color problems Siggy is referring to. First thing I did was tweak the color when we got the TV and the picture was actually awesome. That is, until you watch something like football and get all of the artifacting and blurring.

It's b/c of this I'll be going either LCoS or Sammy DLP when I get another 60"+ TV.